The U.S. drone war remains cloaked in secrecy, and as a result, questions swirl around it. Who exactly can be targeted? When can a U.S. citizen be killed? Another, perhaps less frequently asked question: What happens when innocent civilians are killed in drone strikes?
In an interview with CBS, Cheney said that the drone program is the only portion of Obama's foreign policy that he agrees with — indeed, that he thinks it's a "good policy."
Earlier this month, Iran's news agency provided visual evidence that its government had figured out to make a fancy new drone that could take off and land vertically. What they didn't tell us is that they used Photoshop.
Northrop Grumann is developing a next-level drone aircraft that not only flies without a pilot, but without any human controlling it from the ground.
An anonymous official in Pakistan said the country may allow U.S. military trainers back into the country this spring, but won't ever allow drones to operate there again, reports Fox News.
The Iranian government is airing images of the captured U.S drone plane on its state-run, English-language TV station this evening, reports CNN, and it looks like it's in pretty good shape considering that Iran claimed to have shot it down.
After the Iranian government bragged on Sunday about shooting down an unmanned U.S. plane, the Pentagon issued a somewhat cryptic statement that contradicts the claim.
The Iranian government says it shot down an unmanned U.S. plane that violated the country's airspace. The result could be a further chilling of Iran's relationship with the West.
The so-called Kamikaze drone is meant to crash into individual targets
A new arms race looms, this time in the quest for unmanned aerial vehicles
Killing of al-Awlaki contradicts Obama's campaign trail rhetoric, critics say
News of America's attacks on Somalia could stoke hatred, some say
Killing of Pakistani enemy may decrease anger toward U.S. strikes
Another U.S. drone strike in Pakistan killed four militants today
The criticism comes as Admiral Mike Mullen warns of an impending stalemate
Drone deaths are up, terrorist attack deaths are up; nothing in a new report looks good
The pros and cons of opening airspace to unmanned aircraft
It's about accountability
Balancing civilian casualties against the damage to al-Qaeda
War-watchers want to know why Obama is increasing the unpopular program
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